Christianity Today

August, 2005

Volume 49, Number 8

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The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.

Cover Story

Cover Story

Healing the Body of Christ

Church discipline is as much about God as it is about erring believers.

Cover Story

Keeping the Lawyers at Bay

How to correct members while staying out of court.

Cover Story

Spheres of Accountability

The dynamics of discipline in the megachurch.

Cover Story

Shaping Holy Disciples

Mark Dever says church discipline is not about punishment or self-help.

Cover Story

How Discipline Died

The church should stop taking its cues from the state.

Features

It’s All About Jesus

A convert to Orthodoxy reconsiders evangelicalism.

Raising the Compassion Bar

How 575 suburban teens underwrote a medical clinic, schoolhouse, and a year’s supply of food for a village in Zambia—with money to spare.

Where Are the Men?

Overseas humanitarian groups target women, and for good reason. But it isn’t enough.

Dying Smart

Why your living will may not be good enough.

70 Truckloads of Treasures

Temple Mount dig uncovers new finds.

Baylor Showdown

Provost fired. Faculty question school’s direction.

Democrats Seek Extreme Makeover

Pro-lifers want to slash nation’s abortion rate.

No Overt Discrimination’

Air Force Academy cleared, but some faulted for insensitivity.

Design Film Sparks Angst

Under fire, Smithsonian disavows presentation on Intelligent Design.

Christian Dalits Fight Bias

Seek benefits withheld by government.

Environmental Wager

Why evangelicals are—but shouldn’t be—cool toward global warming.

News

News

Go Figure

Recent stats on corporate non-giving to faith groups, donations to the Baptist World Alliance, and a drop in church programs.

News

Quotation Marks

Recent comments on SBC’s Disney boycott, Christian fiction, environmentalists, and shy evangelism.

News

Passages

Promotions, deaths, and other items from the religion world.

News

<em>Christianity Today</em> News Briefs

Saudi Arabia releases arrested Christians, Canadian college disallows criticism of homosexuality.

News

Living Bible Creator Dies

But Ken Taylor’s legacy is even larger.

Reviews

Bookmarks

Quick reviews of The Wet Engine, Knitting, Her Heart Can See, Sex and the Supremacy of Christ.

Views

Wisdom That Sticks

Quotations to stir the heart and mind.

Editorial

Broken Tablets

The Court splits the baby and denies the rule of law. Feel united yet?

Editorial

Kenneth N. Taylor, 1917-2005

Living Bible author had passion to make God’s Word accessible by all.

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